Tag: health

5,000 Women a Year Die from Botched Abortions in Brazil. Blame It on the Church

It should come as no surprise that a country whose population is 74% Roman ...

Brazilian Indians Get Special Secretariat to Deal with Their Health

Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, signed on March 24 the Provisional Measure ...

Brazil Remains in World’s Top 20 List of Tuberculosis Sufferers

In 2003, the Brazilian Ministry of Health declared combating tuberculosis one of its top ...

Brazil’s Unified Healthcare System Invests in Care for Serious Diseases

Brazil's ministry of Health and the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital established a partnership to train healthcare ...

Brazil Champion in Swine Flu Deaths

Brazil's Health Ministry informed that 557 people have now died from swine flu in ...

Brazil Expecting US$ 20 Million from Middle East Medical Fair

Brazil's Association of the Manufacturers of Medical and Dental Products (Abimo), estimates that the ...

Brazilians to Get 1.2 Bi Free Condoms from Government in 2009, a World Record

The Ministry of Health of Brazil announced that it will purchase 1.2 billion condoms ...

Sex Change Is Human Right in Brazil and Can Be Made for Free

Sex-change operations can now be made for free in Brazil, courtesy of the Brazilian ...

US, Europe and Asia Say Present at Brazil’s Medical Fair, Hospitalar

Forty three Brazilian companies participated in the business roundtables of Hospitalar, a trade fair ...